{"id":1998811,"date":"2023-08-12T13:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T17:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-erupts-after-skittles-black-trans-lives-matter-packaging-goes-viral\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T13:31:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T17:31:50","slug":"social-media-erupts-after-skittles-black-trans-lives-matter-packaging-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-erupts-after-skittles-black-trans-lives-matter-packaging-goes-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Skittles&#8217; &#8216;Black Trans Lives Matter&#8217; packaging sparks social media frenzy."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsocial-media-erupts-after-skittles-black-trans-lives-matter-packaging-goes-viral%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1998811&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Skittles \u200dFaces Backlash\u200b Over &#8220;Pride&#8221; \u200cPackaging<\/h2>\n<p>Skittles is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/predators-paradise-facebook-faces-criticism-over-sexual-comments-on-underage-instagram-photos\/\" title=\"Predator's Paradise: Facebook Faces Criticism over Sexual Comments on Underage Instagram Photos\">facing intense criticism<\/a> \u200bafter its &#8220;Pride&#8221; packaging, featuring pro-trans \u2062statements, \u2063went viral on social media. The candy brand&#8217;s website showcases slogans like &#8220;Joy Is\u2064 Resistance&#8221; \u2062and \u2062&#8221;Black Trans\u200c Lives \u2064Matter,&#8221;\u2062 as part of its partnership with GLAAD, a media monitoring organization that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-erupts-after-skittles-black-trans-lives-matter-packaging-goes-viral\/\" title=\"Skittles' 'Black Trans Lives Matter' packaging sparks social media frenzy.\">supports radical gender theory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year marked the fourth consecutive\u2063 year that Skittles collaborated\u200b with GLAAD to support the LGBTQ+ community and amplify their stories. For every Skittles Pride pack sold, the company \u200dpledged to donate\u2062 $1 to GLAAD, in their ongoing efforts to combat anti-LGBTQ+ \u2062discrimination\u2062 through media.<\/p>\n<p>Skittles\u2062 also promoted a podcast called\u2063 &#8220;Queery,&#8221; hosted by Cameron\u200c Esposito, which focuses on LGBTQ topics and activism. \u200bThe candy brand teased a special Pride-themed miniseries of Queery,\u200d where they delve\u200b deeper into queer storytelling and the artists behind\u200b this year&#8217;s Skittles Pride Packs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Skittles\u200d now running &#8220;Black Trans Lives\u200c Matters&#8221; \u2062on \u2064its packaging. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W5wnt5fShC\">pic.twitter.com\/W5wnt5fShC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CitizenFreePres\/status\/1690186615585652736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August \u200d12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2020, Skittles\u200c temporarily abandoned its iconic rainbow packaging and released \u200da black and white\u2062 package \u2062to\u2064 &#8220;give the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-execs-to-gather-for-palestine-digital-activism-forum-hosted-by-group-with-terror-ties\/\" title=\"Social Media Execs To Gather For \u2018Palestine Digital Activism Forum\u2019 Hosted By Group With \u2018Terror\u2019 Ties\">rainbow back<\/a>&#8221; to the\u200c LGBTQ community during Pride Month.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives have strongly criticized \u2063Skittles, accusing\u200c the candy brand of\u2064 pushing a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sign-of-the-times-blackburn-sells-define-a-woman-shirts-amid-media-attack\/\" title=\"Sign Of The Times: Blackburn Sells \u2018Define A Woman\u2019 Shirts Amid Media Attack\">pro-trans agenda<\/a> on children. Skittles is particularly popular among children and\u2062 young adults, with over 75% of \u2064Gen Z \u2064adults holding a favorable\u2064 impression of the brand, according to a Morning\u200d Consult survey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Skittles] \u200c is \u2063trying to turn your kids into BLM &#038;\u200c LGBTQ+ activists,\u201d wrote the popular account \u2063Libs of TikTok. \u201cTheir packaging also \u2062features a drag\u200b queen. Skittles\u2062 have gone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-kids-shows-that-have-gone-completely-woke\/\" title=\"4 Kids Shows That Have Gone Completely Woke\">completely woke<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWTH? Skittles is\u200b Now Marketing Woke \u2063Idiocy To \u2063Children\u2062 On\u200d Their Candy Wrappers!\u201d exclaimed another individual.\u2063 \u201cThis isn\u2019t an Adult Beverage, Like Bud Light They \u2064Warned us They Were Coming After Our Kids- Let\u2019s \u2062Make Sure They Hear \u200dOur Response Loud and Clear On This One Skittles- \u200bAnd\u2063 Share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some have even speculated that Mars, Skittles&#8217; parent company, \u2063will \u2062face a backlash similar to Bud Light&#8217;s maker, Anheuser-Busch, which\u200c experienced \u200ca \u200bsignificant loss in market value after partnering with \u200btrans activist Dylan Mulvaney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LGBTQ+ rights, for their limited edition &#8220;Pride&#8221; packaging. However, the colorful candy brand received criticism as the images spread rapidly online. Skittles&#8217; website showcases slogans like &#8220;Joy Is Resistance&#8221; and &#8220;Black Trans Lives Matter&#8221; on the packaging. Mars, the parent company, collaborated with GLAAD, a media watchdog promoting LGBTQ+ equality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":1998812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1998811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1998811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1998812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1998811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1998811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1998811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}